Career coaching interviews & networking event in Dubai!

All EDHEC Alumni members have the possibility, once a year, to benefit from a free individual career coaching interview with our career consultants. These interviews are organized by distance (telephone or Skype) or face to face in our different campuses (Paris, Lille, Nice and London). Our consultants also travel abroad to meet our international alumni.

During an hour long session with you, our career consultants analyze and respond to the alumni individual career needs and help you plan for the future steps (professional project definition, application tools, interview simulations, salary negotiation and international mobility).

On 25th and 26th of March 2019, our International Career Manager, Silvia Marichalar, went to Dubai and carried out career coaching interviews with alumni based there. She received very interesting feedback from them. She also organized a networking event with the local community, in collaboration with the ambassador Lauren Van Horn and the EDHEC India Country Manager, Nilesh Gaikwad, at “the Bhar” in the Hotel Renaissance,Dubai.

If you are an alumni based internationally, please do contact Silvia Marichalar so that she can organize a Skype session with you!

Some testimonies about the alumni that received a career coaching session in Dubai:

A.D promo 2014: I met with Silvia for a coaching session in order to have an external point of view from an expert in term of career strategy. Most of the time, it is difficult to be objective with a self-assessment and not fall into the trap of complacency which could lead to non-strategic decision. This is where Silvia's guidance was interesting. Indeed, my concern was more about knowing what is the thinking process that one should have with respect to a career path. In addition to the valuable insights she provided, Silvia also shared with me interesting tools to support my thinking process. That's why I highly recommend alumni to book a session with her.

N.D. promo 1996: I graduated from ESPEME (BBA EDHEC) in 1996. I moved to Dubai in 2005 and worked for 14 years in UAE. I was glad to receive an information from Silvia Marichalar, International Career Manager, offering to visit the EDHEC Alumni abroad. The interview was very interesting: Silvia spent time to understand the main guiding principle of my career, my new targets and my threats. I benefited from her HR experience with nice new guidelines. I really appreciated the meeting and Silvia's approach and advices. I warmly recommend all alumni to take a look to this session. This gives a new prism to your projects.

S.A promo 2014: I met Silvia during my stay in Dubai to discuss about job opportunities in the UAE. The interview was very interesting since she provides me with very useful information about the job market, career advice, links, EDHEC alumni contact details and recruiters specialized in finance based in Dubai. She also invited me to attend the EDHEC networking event that she organized on March 26th, that allowed me to meet interesting people and get useful feedback. I really appreciate this kind of events that reinforce EDHEC network and enhance EDHEC image worldwide.

F.D promo 2012: I met Silvia Marichalar in Dubai. During one hour I received feedback from an experienced HR who understands the challenges of having an international career. Silvia helped me to identify how I can better promote myself and advices on how to contact the alumni network. Besides the practical advice the session was the opportunity to take a step back and ensure that my current career choices are consistent with my long term professional goal.